Shock/impact absorbing materials?

[Gas Bag]

I've seen demonstrations of both d3o (http://www.d3o.com/) and
Sorbothane (http://www.sorbothane.com/). Unfortunately, d3o is not
available to the general public in sheets, and sorbothane sheets are
incredibly expensive.

I've been trying to find the "next best" material - a very soft,
flexible shock absorbing material that's available in sheets. I'm
aware that neoprene, EVA, and PE foam are readily available, but I
want something that has greater shock absorption than these three
materials.

Also, are there are any sort of comparison charts or graphs that
compare the shock absorption of these various materials?

[Mark Thorson]

Gas Bag wrote:
>
> I've been trying to find the "next best" material - a very soft,
> flexible shock absorbing material that's available in sheets. I'm
> aware that neoprene, EVA, and PE foam are readily available, but I
> want something that has greater shock absorption than these three
> materials.

Two materials you didn't mention are bubble wrap
and cork composition.

[Gas Bag]

I tried posting this before, but it didn't work.

I've seen demonstrations of both d3o (http://www.d3o.com/) and
Sorbothane (http://www.sorbothane.com/). Unfortunately, d3o is not
available to the general public in sheets, and sorbothane sheets are
incredibly expensive.

I've been trying to find the "next best" material - a very soft,

flexible shock absorbing material that's available in sheets. I'm
aware that neoprene, EVA, and PE foam are readily available, but I
want something that has greater shock absorption than these three
materials.

Also, are there are any sort of comparison charts or graphs that

[Tom]

I can cast sheets of many hundreds of polymer formulations both off shelf
and custom.
I can work with you to develop a product if that's what you need.

www.moldmyparts.com Rapid Prototyping and consulting.

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